I ahve been asked about whether the navigation will be too hard to enable navigation at night. The answer to that is no - About two thirds of the map will be in areas that offer excellent attack points for night navigation.
The other third of the map however will offer some challenges at night. Unless you are an expert or want additional challenge - it is probably best to attck this piece of the map in daylight.
As well as track notes, and vegetation guidance on the map we may also give some guidance on controls that will require care
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Partner Wanted
Fit female with some navigational experience looking for a partner.
My background is triathlon so have a steady base and from there went into adventure racing and MTB.
Have done lots of Adventure races approx 8 hour in duration, did the Wild Wellington which is a 12 hour MTB race on team of 3 last November and in January did a 15 hour adventure race near Cambridge.
I also did 1 24 hour race but that’s about a year ago now, although it went fine. am comfortable with 4-6 hour stints on bike at the weekends and between running, biking and swimming I do about 15 hours a week.
I’m assuming though the 24 hour is not going to be all high intensity….what with naving at night time etc so reckon I should be OK to keep going for the duration.
I would love to join a team where I might be able to ‘add’ to the nav but ideally wouldn’t be relied on giving I am still learning the ropes.
Email Mike.sheridan at xtra.co.nz if you are keen
My background is triathlon so have a steady base and from there went into adventure racing and MTB.
Have done lots of Adventure races approx 8 hour in duration, did the Wild Wellington which is a 12 hour MTB race on team of 3 last November and in January did a 15 hour adventure race near Cambridge.
I also did 1 24 hour race but that’s about a year ago now, although it went fine. am comfortable with 4-6 hour stints on bike at the weekends and between running, biking and swimming I do about 15 hours a week.
I’m assuming though the 24 hour is not going to be all high intensity….what with naving at night time etc so reckon I should be OK to keep going for the duration.
I would love to join a team where I might be able to ‘add’ to the nav but ideally wouldn’t be relied on giving I am still learning the ropes.
Email Mike.sheridan at xtra.co.nz if you are keen
Monday, March 1, 2010
Live satellite from the start/finish
We're at the Moonshine24 start/finish area now and we're online with the Hutt Valley Emergency Management Office satellite system, allowing us to post this blog and call family and friends around the country. This will be up and running over the big weekend, just look for the red phone box.
BTW we're at the end of Bulls Run Road, off Moonshine Road, in the beautiful Akatarawas. Looks like there's plenty of room for tents and lounging around, and even a swim.
BTW we're at the end of Bulls Run Road, off Moonshine Road, in the beautiful Akatarawas. Looks like there's plenty of room for tents and lounging around, and even a swim.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Check out the latest Moonshine24 terrain preview...
Newly discovered open forest, streams and tracks all in HD video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cGrNTGj9Wo
Monday, February 8, 2010
More field work
Spent another day in the Akatarawas today searching for links. There is no shortage of tracks and roads - someone mentioned 600km of tracks are in the park. The work we are doing is looking at how we can link areas up in a straight line away from the tracks.
No doubt the map will provide you with lots of options for using the track network. However we want to provide you with options to take the direct line as well. We plan to wtest out as many of these direct line options as possible this month.
Found a couple of cool waterfalls today...about 5m high, which we can show on the map. Slow going but quite straightforward to get around.
Think I will try anoyher catchment tomorrow.
No doubt the map will provide you with lots of options for using the track network. However we want to provide you with options to take the direct line as well. We plan to wtest out as many of these direct line options as possible this month.
Found a couple of cool waterfalls today...about 5m high, which we can show on the map. Slow going but quite straightforward to get around.
Think I will try anoyher catchment tomorrow.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Entries are starting to arrive...
and are being posted on the Entries page. Check out the competition...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
sample t-shirts
Sample T-shirts have arrived! They'll be on display, and maybe put through a sweat test, at the Sprint the Bay orienteering races in Hawkes Bay this weekend 22-25 Jan. And testing their glow-in-the-dark capabilities too.
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